What color is #898D99?

#898D99 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898D99?

The RGB value is 137, 141, 153: 137 red, 141 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898D99?

The complementary color is #999589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898D99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898D99 color

#898D99 rgb(137, 141, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898D99 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 55.3% green and 60% blue (137, 141, 153).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#898D99 color codes

HEX	`#898D99`
RGB	`rgb(137, 141, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 55.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.67, 1.03, -6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.67, 6.94, 278.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.59, 26.668, 33.93)`
Decimal	`9014681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898D99, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #898D99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898D99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #898D99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898d99; }
.text { color: #898d99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898d99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 141 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898d99, #8d8999); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #898D99?: #898D99 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898D99?: The RGB value is 137, 141, 153: 137 red, 141 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898D99?: The complementary color is #999589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898D99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.